Anchorage's Weekend Lineup: Olympians, Disney, Drums & Art

0:00Anchorage's biggest comedy festival just wrapped at 6th year, packing venues like Coots, The Broken Blender, The Whales Tale, and Bear Tooth With, National Headliners and Top Local Talent. If you missed it, no sweat, because the city's weekend lineup is straight fire from there. Kick things off with a free welcome home bash for the 2026 Winter Olympians, complete with food trucks, music, family fun, and posters too. Get signed by the athletes. Meanwhile, Disney and Pixar fans can catch live hits from Toy Story, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Lion King, and more, with tickets starting at $39. Drum lovers, World Drummers Day, brings Bucketmaster, Jared Chocolate Crawford mixing local vibes with global beats, tickets from 15 to 25, dollars, plus some free community spots. Alaska Dance Theater teams up with college and high school crews for a special show at $16.13 for anyone 18 and under. Hit the slopes for a party animal theme ponds, gim contest, $20 entry for the first 60 costume skiers, registration at noon, followed by,

1:08an after party, EDM heads, Bear Grills drops in with saxophrass and hefe, general admission around $34. Art scene's exploding too, with gallery talks at the Anchorage Museum on any Piac culture, and a new literary guide, plus openings everywhere from, Stefan Fine Arts to Serenose Theater, celebrating a memoir launch. Check sites for schedules and snag those tickets before they're gone. From your city, powered by AI, this is Anchorage News Today.